Greetings, this is my first post. I’ve been considering myself a neophyte in Dark Sun lore for a few years now. I know that the revised edition brought several changes that are still controversial today.
However, many of its additions are interesting to me, such as the hostile and twisted swamp ecosystem that is found at the base of the Jagged Cliffs and that was born millennia ago since it was here that Rajaat experimented in an uncontrolled way with his magic, corrupting and twisting the nature of the place.
We know that any being that is exposed to the nature of the swamp can experience all kinds of mutations, one of them being what the Rhul-Thaun decided to call “The Curse of Rajaat” because it twists the very structure and nature of any being that is exposed to it. It is known that this hostile ecosystem is contained within the whole, since it is never mentioned that it expands towards the Crimson Savannah, but it is true that its mutagenic emanations reach the top of the cliffs and are capable of affecting all life in the area.
Now the questions begin: What would happen if a Pyreen is exposed to the corrupt nature of this place? Could a new Rajaat end up being born? What happens if an Avangion were exposed? Would it be able to heal the place or would its own nature be exposed and in this way the ecosystem could expand? Could the magic of the environment be used as a new and dangerous source of magical power that does not consume the life of Athas but does corrupt and twist it?
These questions are the main inspiration that I decided to take for a future campaign
What do you think?
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